george_lit Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 (edited) Hey - I'm wondering if any of you have recovered and gotten into a top PhD program after a really rough start? I finished my year-long elementary language class with a C- and am more worried what it does to my PhD admissions chances than anything. I'm aiming for comparative ancient lit's and this grade is in one of the two literatures I want to compare. I can do better in intermediate and advanced but I'm worried I can't recover from having that mark on my masters transcript. Edited May 12, 2015 by george_lit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsharpe269 Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I'm in a different field but keep in mind that PhD programs are looking for evidence that you will be a great researcher. If your application suggests that you will be then one bad grade will not keep them from wanting you. I would focus on figuring out where you went wrong this semester and correcting whatever the problem was... If you fix it then you will be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qeta Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 I agree with bsharpe269. Also, the clear progression of classes in languages should work in your favour. You could try for a higher grade in a more advanced class in the same language and that should balance things out a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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